Job satisfaction among hospital doctors in Norway and Germany. A comparative study on national samples

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 503-508

  Rosta, Judith ^a   Nylenna, Magne ^b   Aasland, Olaf G ^c  

^a Research Institute of the Norwegian Medical Association   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Comparative study; doctors; Germany; job satisfaction; Norway

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB SATISFACTION SCALE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; NORWAY; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SALARY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 67651091359     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494809106504     Document Type: Article

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